{"id":11981,"date":"2022-07-11T17:07:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T00:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/?p=11981"},"modified":"2022-07-11T17:09:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T00:09:19","slug":"solar-trailer-at-the-oregon-country-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/2022\/07\/11\/solar-trailer-at-the-oregon-country-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Trailer at the Oregon Country Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In its latest adventure, the Solar Trailer made a special appearance at the Oregon Country Fair! For all three days of the event, the Trailer powered the Dance Pavilion, Stewardship Area, and other locations at Xavanadu Camp. On Sunday, free phone charging was also offered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_4399-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_4399-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11983\" width=\"564\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_4399-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_4399-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_4399-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_4399-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_4399-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_4399-1250x938.jpeg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/IMG_4399-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Student employees Salah and Max with the Solar Trailer at the Oregon Country Fair.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Student employees Salah Miller, Max Novak, and Ava Wright, along with Brandon Trelstad, the Oregon State Sustainability Officer, were able to answer many questions about the Sustainability Office and Solar Trailer. They had lots of fun engaging with other fair-goers and exploring all the event has to offer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy favorite part about the Oregon Country Fair was the drum circle\u201d, Salah commented. He adds, \u201cI also loved discussing sustainability with younger kids who were curious about the Trailer!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI appreciate that the Trailer provided us with both power and shade at this off-grid event. I\u2019m glad everyone was able to enjoy the Dance Pavilion\u201d, Max says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandon notes, \u201cI\u2019m glad we were able to cover all of the Xavanadu area this year, and I look forward to powering more at this event in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-5.08.34-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-5.08.34-PM-1024x760.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11990\" width=\"553\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-5.08.34-PM-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-5.08.34-PM-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-5.08.34-PM-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-5.08.34-PM-1536x1141.png 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-5.08.34-PM-1250x928.png 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-5.08.34-PM-400x297.png 400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-5.08.34-PM.png 1834w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Solar Trailer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Solar Trailer is available for university and non-university events across the state, and provides quiet, clean solar energy to a wide variety of electrical loads. Interesting in booking? Download the request form <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffa.oregonstate.edu%2Fsites%2Ffa.oregonstate.edu%2Ffiles%2Fsustainability%2Fdocs%2Fsolartrailerrequest.docx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAva.Wright%40oregonstate.edu%7Cb3da402dbbae4620eae708da3f6d419e%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C637892035719578469%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tXwDwSUjXlHuuh3SaBsJ2Y8AI25ObkXQkXUjOTkIC6I%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a>, and if you\u2019re on Facebook, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OSUSolarTrailer\/\">track where the Solar Trailer has been and how it\u2019s feeling<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its latest adventure, the Solar Trailer made a special appearance at the Oregon Country Fair! 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